They look like tiny hamburgers. Can I use the word “cute” without judgment? Walk into any number of bakeries around town, and you’ve likely seen them.

Macarons.

It’s pronounced “Mac-a-RON,” not Maca-ROON. Amy Shipley would know — she’s been up to her eyeballs in Macarons.

“It’s pronounced like macaroni ... without the ‘I’,” Amy explains. “They are a meringue-based almond cookie filled with an assortment of butter creams and chocolate ganaches.”

Hooked yet? Did I mention they look like tiny hamburgers?

Amy and her partner Laura Hale opened Maison de Macarons on Skidaway Road in March. As tends to be the case, it kinda happened by accident.

“I thought they looked pretty,” Amy says of spotting the bite-sized treats while surfing food blogs. “So I decided to make some for a holiday party, and they were a big hit.” The next thing you know, their popularity was exploding within their social circle.

“We got orders for 18 dozen after taking some to a soccer match,” she recalls. “That was the beginning. We opened in March.”

It does stand to reason, though, why Savannah? I mean, I get it — this is where Amy and Laura live. But I will be honest: I didn’t think Savannah was enough of a maracon town to support a shop dedicated to them.

Well, that’s why I sit on this side of the computer.

“You would really be surprised at how many people come into the shop and tell us they are happy we are here,” Amy tells me. “Many of our customers have had these in different parts of the world.”

I have tried these things, and I am here to tell you they are amazing. Flavors like Nutella, apple butter, salted caramel, vanilla bean, strawberry, chocolate (of course), apple cinnamon and on and on and on. Each one is spectacularly perfect tasting.

Don’t want to take my word for it? Well, I’ve got you covered.

At a recent foodie event, I pulled Chef Jean Vandeville from Savannah Technical College over for a bite. He’s every bit French and every bit a fan of genuine macarons. And he loved them as well.

“We love to experiment,” Amy says. “Currently we have pumpkin cheesecake and apple butter to begin our celebration of all things fall. We are planning pecan pie and orange cranberry macarons to round out our selection for Thanksgiving.”

They really are beautiful, and they really are delicious. They make a great accent to your holiday dessert table without getting bogged down in pies and cakes. Beautiful display, beautiful eats.

Pay Maison de Macarons a visit. They’re located at 7001 Skidaway Road in Savannah, phone number 912-665-9894. You can also find them on Facebook. (And they do take special holiday orders.) I promise you will Eat It and Like It.

• We just had a great time at the Greek (Food) Festival, and one of Savannah’s most popular is the Jewish food festival coming up Oct. 28 in Forsyth Park. Make plans to get there early, all the food will be gone.

• Hunter Cattle is having a Camp Out on the Farm Nov. 2 and 3. You bring the tent, they bring the fun. Oh, and did we mention great food? Check out www.huntercattle.com for more info.

• And I hope you will join me at the Historic Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival this weekend. I will be judging their Iron Chef Competition. Really looking forward to this. Old Town Bluffton this Saturday afternoon. Iron Chef gets going about 11 a.m.